Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Antoine, Helena, Kieran and Hannes.
Weather: Yet another calm, sunny day with temperatures rising up towards 30 degrees Celcius in the afternoon. We are all adopting the Spanish practice of siesta with some enthusiasm.
CES-ringing: Vallen has so far proved to be the best locality for the season in relation the sheer number of birds caught, and today was no exception. In fact, a grand total of 242 birds marks a new record for this summer. Highlights included two young Penduline Tits (indicating a strong probability of breeding in the area), a Grasshopper Warbler and several Marsh Warblers.
Summary of birds caught:
Species: New Retraps Total
White Wagtail 1 0 1
Robin 0 1 1
Thrush Nightingale 0 2 2
Garden Warbler 3 1 4
Common Whitethroat 8 6 14
Lesser Whitethroat 1 0 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1 0 1
Sedge Warbler 42 9 51
Reed Warbler 45 9 54
Marsh Warbler 5 0 5
Great Reed Warbler 0 3 3
Willow Warbler 46 4 50
Great Tit 3 3 6
Blue Tit 11 4 15
Bearded Tit 3 0 3
Penduline Tit 2 0 2
Tree Sparrow 1 0 1
Greenfinch 1 0 1
Reed Bunting 22 4 26
Yellowhammer 1 1 2
Sum: 196 46 =242 birds of 20 species
Other work included data input and net mending.
Over & out.
HAN